Charles Booth's London poverty maps and police notebooks
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Lowest class. Vicious, semi-criminal.

Lowest class. Vicious,
semi-criminal.

Very poor, casual. Chronic want.

Very poor, casual. Chronic
want.

Poor. 18s. to 21s. a week for a moderate family.

Poor. 18s. to 21s. a week for
a moderate family.

Mixed. Some comfortable others poor

Mixed. Some comfortable
others poor.

Fairly comfortable. Good ordinary earnings.

Fairly comfortable. Good
ordinary earnings.

Middle class. Well-to-do.

Middle class. Well-to-do.

Upper-middle and Upper classes. Wealthy.

Upper-middle and upper
classes. Wealthy.

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